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FJI Files Two Lawsuits for Race Discrimination in Apartment Rentals

FJI, on behalf of Housing Opportunities Project for Excellence, has filed two lawsuits alleging racial discrimination in the renting of […]

FJI, on behalf of an incarcerated man with a serious and debilitating hernia, filed a lawsuit against the Florida Department

UPDATE 2/27/15: Yesterday the City of Miami Commissioners approved a $975,000 payment to the Estate of Travis McNeil to settle a

Joining with other jails around the country, in 2014 the Leon County Jail in Tallahassee adopted a policy that required

After the Court denied both parties’ motions for summary judgment, a bench trial was held in January 2015. A decision

FJI, along with Disability Rights Florida, brought a civil rights lawsuit on behalf of Jennifer Kern under the Florida Civil

Christopher Villanueva lost his left leg in an accident and for years has used a below-the-knew prosthesis. However, prison officials

On appeal for a second time, the Eleventh Circuit upheld Judge Scriven’s order and agreed the drug testing program was

The Florida Department of Corrections, Secretary Michael D. Crews, and Wexford Health Systems ignored the widespread torture and abuse that